1. The document is a tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, providing 20 trivia questions about important moments and records from Tendulkar's career. It discusses his debut in 1988, records set in Australia in the 1990s, controversies like ball tampering in 2001, and his trendsetting first tweet in 2010. It concludes by identifying the other person who will receive India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, alongside Tendulkar in 2013.

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Answers
16th November 2013

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• The person in the pic (left) X, pipped Tendulkar to be awarded Mumbai's Junior
Cricketer of the Year in 1986-87, which a famous letter from Gavaskar to SRT
(referring to himself) which read: “Don’t be disappointed at not getting the
Best Junior Cricketer award from BCA. If you look at the past award winners,
you will find one name missing and that person has not done badly in Test
cricket!!”
• Identify the cricketer X.
1. The one who’s better than SRT!

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• Jatin Paranjpe, who played four ODIs for India
in the year 1998.
1. The one who’s better than SRT!

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• The Brabourne Stadium, owned by the Cricket Club of India
(CCI), is located a few hundred metres south of the centre of
action, the Wankhede, and is India's first permanent sporting
venue.
• To celebrate the golden jubilee of the CCI in 1988, an exhibition
match was played where Roger Binny and Mohammed
Azharuddin played for a CCI XI, while Pakistan was led by Imran
Khan and had players like Wasim Akram, Rameez Raja, Mudassar
Nazar, etc.
• What is the notable significance of this match?
2. It all started here!

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• Due to shortage of players for Pakistan, Sachin Tendulkar, then
just 14 years old, fielded for Pakistan as a substitute under the
captaincy of Imran Khan.
• This was Tendulkar's first exposure to international cricket.
2. It all started here!

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• Which cricketer, whose birthday incidentally falls today, shares a
unique connection with Salil Ankola, Shahid Saeed and SRT?
3. The Beginning

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• Waqar Younis, of course!
• Made his Test debut in the same match with the other 3 including
the legend.
3. The Beginning

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• On 16 December 1989, the first ODI between India and Pakistan
at Peshawar was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
• An exhibition match of 20 overs per side was played to please the
public. At that stage there was no plan to play SRT in the one-day
tournament at all.
• After witnessing the carnage which SRT meted out to Abdul Qadir,
with three successive 6s en route to his 53 off 18, X said, referring
to the one-day tournament, "The little bugger must play now."
• Id X.
4. Early Signs

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• The then captain of the Indian team, Krishnamachari Srikkanth
4. Early Signs

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• In a humdinger on Mar 6th 1990 between India and NZ at
Wellington, the 17-year old Sachin Tendulkar scored 36 as India
were shot out for 221, and ended up winning by 1 run. Sachin tore
his calf in the meantime and had to be carried off the field. Who is
the person in the pic carrying SRT?
5. Painful Moments

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• Vivek Razdan, the first cricketer from J&K to
play for India.
5. Painful Moments

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• The picture marked a historic occasion in the history of English
County cricket, when a 70-odd-year tradition was broken when
Sachin Tendulkar became the first cricketer to achieve a particular
feat. What was the occasion, and who was originally slated to
achieve the feat?
6. One for the History Books!

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• Sachin Tendulkar‟s famous pose with a pint of beer after being
chosen as the first non-Yorkshireman to play for the county, after
Geoffrey Boycott and the club's cricket committee finally
dismantled the native-born policy which prevailed for over 70
years.
• Craig McDermott of Australia, was the first-choice, but pulled out
a month before, because of a groin injury.
6. One for the History Books!

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• During the 1991–1992 tour of Australia before the 1992
Cricket World Cup, SRT announced his claim for
greatness with an unbeaten 148 in the third
Test Sydney and 114 on a fast, bouncing pitch in the final
Test at Perth against a world-class pace attack.
• “This little prick's going to get more runs than you,
AB.” - Who famously commented these words, to
whom?
7. Thorn in the Flesh

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• Aussie pacer Merv Hughes to his captain, Allan
Border.
7. Thorn in the Flesh

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• Karl Liebenberg of South Africa.
8. The Third Eye

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• This was the first ever trophy which SRT managed to win as
captain after defeating Pakistan 4-1 at Toronto on September 21st,
1997. What did he do to fondly remember this?
9. First taste of success

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• He named his daughter Sara, which rhymes with Sahara Cup,
incidentally his first series victory as captain.
9. First taste of success

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• On the day of Christmas in 1997, Hrishikesh Kanitkar had to
endure an eventful ODI debut as the match between India and Sri
Lanka, at Nehru Stadium, Indore found its place dubiously in the
record books as the first ever incident of its kind. A local lawyer
even demanded that the captains Arjuna Ranatunga & Sachin
Tendulkar, and the match referee Ahmed Ibrahim be arrested.
• What was the fuss all about?
10. The Fiasco

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• It was the first ever ODI match to be called off in the game‟s
history due to both the captains feeling that the pitch was
dangerous to play on.
10. The Fiasco

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• What is the name of this trophy, and who played for this?
11. God and Spiritualism

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• Sri Sathya Sai Unity Cup, on 30 Dec 1997.
(Tendulkar is an ardent devotee of Sathya Sai Baba of Puttaparthi)
• A one-day international cricket match between India XI, led by
SRT and the World XI.
11. God and Spiritualism

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• Daryl Harper of Australia.
12. The Shocker

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• In the test match between India and South Africa in Port
Elizabeth on 16-20 November 2001, India, chasing a
target of 395 runs managed to draw the match by scoring
206 for the loss of three wickets. The match was later
stripped of its „test‟ status because of the ball tampering
controversy surrounding SRT.
• Who was the match referee who was the cynosure of all
eyes?
13. Controversy monger

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• Mike Denness
13. Controversy monger

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• In which bollywood movie did Sachin make a
cameo appearance?
14. Bollywood Connection

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• Stumped (2003), debut for Raveena Tandon as producer.
14. Bollywood Connection

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• "Mirror, mirror on the wall should I retire?"
The answer would be; "Yes.”
• Whose quote after the 2007 Cricket World Cup
given above raised a huge furore, after which
SRT‟s form underwent a complete renaissance?
15. The Nay-sayer

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• Ian Chappell
15. The Nay-sayer

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• “____ n the first thing I'd like to do is wish my colleagues the
best in the windies,”
• What‟s the significance of this statement?
16. Trendy Tendy

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• First ever tweet of sachin_rt, the official twitter handle of SRT,
launched in May 2010.
16. Trendy Tendy

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• The Australians may be bitter rivals of Sachin but they
have a special place in their heart for the Master Blaster.
X once wrote on an Aussie T-shirt which he autographed
specially for Sachin: „To Sachin, the man we all want to
be.‟
• Id X.
17. Respect

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• Andrew Symonds.
17. Respect

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• "Till the last year, I was raring to go [in domestic
cricket]. I served Mumbai for long, but the selectors
ignored me. I'm disappointed," Kambli said. "I wanted
to play alongside Sachin for one last time, wanted to
play in IPL but unfortunately that did not happen.“
• Which distraught former India batsman when
announcing his retirement from first-class cricket in
2011, was quoted as saying this?
18. Cry-Baby

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• Vinod Kambli.
18. Cry-Baby

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• Connect and complete the list:
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Hansie Cronje (South Africa),
Ujesh Ranchod (Zimbabwe),
Ruwan Kalpage (Sri Lanka),
Mark Ealham (England),
Neil Johnson (Zimbabwe),
Jacob Oram (New Zealand),
Monty Panesar (England),
Cameron White (Australia),
Peter Siddle (Australia),
Peter George (Australia)
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19. Sachin’s XI

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• The eleven bowlers have dismissed Sachin as their first wicket in
Tests.
• The latest addition to the list was Andy Mckay (New Zealand).
19. Sachin’s XI

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• Who is this person, and why is he trending now?
20. And that’s how it’s set to end!

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• Prof C.N.R.Rao, eminent Indian chemist who, it was
announced this afternoon by the Govt of India that,
would be conferred the Bharat Ratna along with SRT
this year.
20. And that’s how it’s set to end!

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